Chapter 17 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Haskins." "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast. It's green tea, an' it's good. I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder. I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
Chapter 17 of Main-Travelled Roads is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.”
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
From this reading “I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.”
a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
From this reading “I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “"Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.”
a large and hurried swallow
From this reading “"Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.”
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading “"Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.”
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading “I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
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From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It's green tea, an' it's good.
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Haskins."
a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's green tea, an' it's good.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
engage in
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
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From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
a large and hurried swallow
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
carry out
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
express in words
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
make brown and crisp by heating
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want the reel green tea, jest as it comes off'n the vines.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading "Mis' Haskins, set right up to the table an' take a good swig o' tea whilst I make y' s'm toast.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I tell Council as I git older I don't seem to enjoy Young Hyson n'r Gunpowder.
Chapter 17 of Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 17 holds 221 sentences of Main-Travelled Roads, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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